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Can a phone call a week help heart patients live better?

NCT ID NCT04829617

Symptom relief Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a 12-week phone program that uses positive psychology and motivational interviewing to help 280 heart failure patients stick to their diet, exercise, and medications. Participants get weekly phone sessions and text messages. The goal is to see if this approach improves overall adherence compared to standard education.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Positive Psychology-Motivational Interviewing (PP-MI) behavioral program
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a practical, phone-based way to help heart failure patients improve their daily habits and quality of life.
What could go wrong
This is a behavioral study with no drug, so benefits may be modest. Results depend on participants' engagement and may not apply to everyone.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 280 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Nov 2021

Expected to finish

Jun 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients with NYHA class I, II, or III HF. * Suboptimal adherence to health behaviors. This will be defined as a total score of ≤15 on three Medical Outcomes Study Specific Adherence Scale (MOS) items regarding diet/exercise/medications. Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive deficits impeding a participant's ability to provide informed consent or participate, assessed via a 6-item cognitive test. * Medical conditions likely to lead to death within 6 months. * Inability to participate in physical activity due to another medical condition (e.g., arthritis). * Inability to read, write, or speak in English. * Current participation in another intervention or program that has been designed to promote well-being or health behavior adherence.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

heart failure Medication Adherence mild heart failure moderate heart failure Motor Activity

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Heart failure Heart failure nyha class I Heart failure nyha class II Heart failure nyha class III

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

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